Ghanaian actress Rosemond Brown, popularly known as Akuapem Poloo, has been sentenced to three months in prison for posting a naked photo of herself on social media beside her son.

The European Union has called on all parties in the ongoing crisis in Northeast Nigeria to allow people caught in violence to move freely to safe places and facilitate unimpeded

Governors of Nigeria’s thirty-six states have appealed to striking judiciary workers to, in the interest of the country, call off their nationwide industrial action which has lasted ten days, promising

Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin on Thursday waived his right to testify to the jury about his part in the deadly arrest last May of George Floyd as both sides

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has said there are very strong indications that some Nigerian government officials are conniving with kidnappers to perpetuate their dastardly act. Mr Ortom said desperate politicians had brought into the

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the country after two weeks of medical vacation in the United Kingdom. He arrived via the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport in the nation’s capital

Many Africans who have received their first Covid-19 vaccine do not know when they will get a second shot because deliveries are delayed, the continent’s top public health official has

Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains “serious,” a top official from the World Health Organization said, with about 1.6 million new cases reported each

The world’s most famous statue of Jesus Christ was lit up with the Olympics logo and images of sporting arenas on Wednesday to mark 100 days to the Tokyo Olympic

The BUA Group and Axens, a France-based petroleum technology company, Wednesday reviewed and signed statements of acknowledgement of the level of progress achieved on the former’s proposed multi-billion-dollar integrated 200,000

A medical expert who testified in defense of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told jurors on Wednesday he believed George Floyd’s death while under arrest was the result of

Senior lawyers in Nigeria on Wednesday called on the federal government to remit allocations due to state judiciaries from the Federation Account directly to them as part of measures to

The Brazilian Senate has launched an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, widely condemned by medical experts as one of the world’s worst. The country’s death

A former South African President Jacob Zuma has rejected as “a sham” a request by the country’s top court to suggest what punishment he should face if found guilty of

Manchester City came from one goal down to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on Wednesday night and earn passage to the Champions League semifinals for the first time in six years

Real Madrid moved into the semi-finals of the Champions League after their makeshift defence held on for 0-0 second-leg draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday to complete a 3-1

Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, has died. He was 82. His death was confirmed by the New York law firm of Brandon

Uefa has confirmed Rome as the ninth definite Euro 2020 host this summer. The Italian capital had been due to host the opening match of the delayed continental finals on